5.18.2009

Country of the Week: Afghanistan

Inspired by the documentary Beyond Belief, this week's country is: Afghanistan. Here's a map of the region: A few helpful pieces of information on Afghanistan:-Capital: Kabul-Population: 33,000,000-The last several decades have been filled with violence, poverty, and war-Poppy fields (later turned into opium and heroin) make up a giant chunk the country's economy and are a very challenging and complicated issue to battle (warning: article is sad): NPR Article-Lots of civilians are dying daily: NPR Article-President elected in 2004: Hamid Karzai